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DUBAI (10 January, 2017) – Race week action started early for this year’s Hankook 24H DUBAI, with prototype machinery out on track at Dubai Autodrome on Tuesday already for the inaugural Hankook 3x3H DUBAI. A total of 17 prototypes from the G57, CN and P34 classes weres in action in two free practice sessions, one qualifying and the first encounter of this week’s triple-header of three-hour races. Victory in the first-ever prototype race organised by Dutch agency CREVENTIC in

Now that the 2017 season is approaching quickly, Dutch agency CREVENTIC has finalised its planning. As a result, the calendars for all CREVENTIC endurance race series powered by Hankook can be announced. The 24H SERIES powered by Hankook includes seven rounds in six countries on three continents. The 24H TCE SERIES powered by Hankook has five races in as many European countries and the inaugural 24H PROTO SERIES powered by Hankook has four events in four different countries.

Front-running prototype team Graff Racing will enter a Ginetta G57-P2 car into the inaugural rounds of the 24H Proto Series, which is set to support the Dubai 24 Hours on 10 – 11 January 2017. As former on-track rivals, Ginetta Managing Director Ewan Baldry and Graff Racing Team Manager Pascal Rauturier have worked closely over the past few months, establishing what will undoubtedly be formidable pairing in 2017. Having expertise which stretches across 32 years and an imp

Both the GT Cup and Prototype Cup calendars have been announced today with both series run by Bute Motorsport it's not co-incidental that at of the dates match up, with both series heading out to Spa Francorchamps in June, the week before Le Mans. Talking about the Prototype Cup, Bute Motorsport Director Hanna Wilson said " We are really happy with the calendar. The Bute Motorsport team have worked very hard with MSVR to get all the dates and circuits we wanted. We've had

United Autosports have confirmed their intention to enter the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class. They are also evaluating a full season programme in the 2017 European Le Mans Series with their newly acquired Ligier JS P217. The UK-based team were invited by the ACO to enter the LMP2 class of the world famous endurance race after winning the 2016 European Le Mans Series LMP3 championship. The team have now taken up that invitation by purchasing a Ligier JS P217 from

Following increasing demands from teams and drivers, Dutch agency CREVENTIC, promoter and organiser of the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook and the TCE SERIES powered by Hankook, announces a new series for 2017. The 24H PROTO SERIES is open for LMP3 cars, Group CN machinery and special prototypes with a similar performance. A trial event will be held at Dubai Autodrome on January 10-11, 2017: the 3x3H DUBAI, an official support event of the Hankook 24H DUBAI (January 12-14, 2017

On the eve of the Hankook 24H BARCELONA, the penultimate round of this year’s 24H SERIES powered by Hankook, promoters and organisers CREVENTIC have announced the calendars for 2017 for both the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook and the Touring Car Endurance Series powered by Hankook. With a total of twelve rounds between the two series, the calendar includes as many as six new venues. The 24H SERIES will be visiting the circuits of Monza and Imola in Italy and Portimão in Portug

For motorsport fans all over the world, the Hankook 24H DUBAI has already built up a very strong reputation, right up there with the other classic endurance races. Next year’s event at Dubai Autodrome will take place from January 12 till 14, 2017, serving as the season-opener of the 2017 24H SERIES powered by Hankook. Even before 2016 has reached its halfway point, no less than 65 teams have already signed up to race in the Hankook 24H DUBAI next January. “This year’s race wa

On Friday and Saturday this week (May 6-7, 2016), the famous Circuit Park Zandvoort will serve as the venue for the Hankook 12H ZANDVOORT. The fourth round of this year’s 24H SERIES powered by Hankook and the third running of the race in The Netherlands again assembles a wide variety of GTs and touring cars. In total, 48 teams have entered for the race at the undulating circuit in the dunes on the Dutch North Sea coast. No less than 21 different nationalities are represented

More than 55 teams have already signed up to compete in the Hankook 12H ZANDVOORT (May 6-7, 2016), the fourth round of the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook. The final grid slots are still available, but filling up fast. Teams wanting to be part of the action in the endurance race for GTs, touring cars and 24H Specials at the famous circuit in the Dutch dunes are advised to act quickly. “For us, the Zandvoort round is our home race, so it really is something special,” says Natash

SILVERSTONE (April 03, 2016) - The Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing BMW M3 V8 (#246, Richard Roberts/Charles Lamb/Martin Short/Richard Neary) has won the Hankook 24H SILVERSTONE. The English team went from last to first after not having been able to set a qualifying time due to a broken driveshaft. After 512 laps on the 5.980 kilometres long Grand Prix circuit and a total distance of 3,061 kilometres, Richard Roberts drove the SP-Touring car over the finish line. Three laps d

The RS Connect Seat Leon Cup Racer (#144, Lea Hodson/Jacob Hodson/Adam Jones/Gavin Jones) topped the Qualifying for the Hankook 24H SILVERSTONE, the debut of Creventic's new Touring Car Endurance Series (TCES) powered by Hankook. Adam Jones set the quickest lap around the cold but dry British Grand Prix track in 2:16.295 minutes. The Red Camel-Jordans.nl Seat (#303, Bert de Huis/Ivo Breukers/Rik Breukers) missed the pole by 0.471 seconds in second place. Behind the two TCR-sp

This weekend’s inaugural Hankook 24H SILVERSTONE (April 1-3, 2016) will mark the start of the new Touring Car Endurance Series powered by Hankook. Reviving the tradition of 24-hour racing at Silverstone, Dutch agency CREVENTIC has taken over the role as the promoter and organiser of the event and has set itself the goal to secure the long-term future of the race by raising its international status. The number of 21 different nationalities represented among the teams and drive